# Incident 20230703009549I: Aero Commander 112, Denver, CO, July 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2023, 19:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703009549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 07/03/2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON FINAL APPROACH INTO APA THE PIC STATED HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO NEARBY HANAGR FOR EVALUATION. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. DURING PHONE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PIC, HE STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED A LONG DAY PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT IN ORDER TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHY. HE STATED HE RUSHED AND MADE A SKILL BASED ERROR DUE TO COMPLACENCY. ASI RECOMMENDS COUSELING ON BEING FIT FOR DUTY AND MITIGATING THE RISKS PRESENTED BY UNDERLYING TIME CONSTRAINTS AND FATIGUE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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